2 string cbg

I am new builder. I have built 2 3 strings so far. They turned out ok. I want to build a two string. How far apart should the strings be positioned? Also how wide should the neck be? The first two i made the neck is 1.5 inches wide.

Hi, I had the same dilemma when I began making. I had an old guitar neck already first time, but it was way too wide. I chose not to actually finger the strings i.e. chords etc, but instead to use a slide. I reduced the width of the neck quite substantially from a six string down to a three string. It was still a tapered neck getting fatter toward the bridge end. At the nut end, the strings are about 3/16th" in from the edge, and about 10mm apart, at the fatter end, there is about a 3/8th" gap in from the edge, still 10mm apart though.

A parallel neck is different in this though, as long as you do not get the string rolling off the edge, then a 3/36th" gap is fine. I personally favour the 10mm gap between as that suits my fingers. Can I suggest holding down say, a conventional 'C' chord on a tabletop and measuring it to see what you need. There are no given measurements in CGB's really. It is all down to the designer... good luck with your constructs..!!!